(and I did it.)

I came back to vote. 👍

came over from there. Maybe, Ireland where my husband’s family is from.

... and that is a liability. Even though Labour won massively the past General Election, they are about as truly Progressive as the Dems are in this country -- ie, not very. The Neoliberalism is still strong there.

-- Mal

When they had a gun problem, they did the obvious. A country like that has my respect.

Although COL seems pretty high.

The country is incredibly beautiful and sparsely populated. The north island climate is like my beloved Oakland.

my paternal grandfather was from Palermo, Sicily.

Here in New York, Washington, and Boston and, because I live near enough to NYC, I would fly to the European art museums I love so dearly: the Louvre, Musee d'Orsay in Paris, Uffizi and Accademia in Florence, London's National Gallery, others in Milan and in little museums in towns of northern Italy.

I see reviews of the exhibits in those museums and others in the NYT and I feel the urge to just pack and go like I used to. But I must be honest, I am too old at this point.

Great scenery, good government, ancestors from there; some shirttail relatives whom US family members have already met, and I know enough of the language to get around.

Finland. Thank you Ocelot II

Unbelievably gorgeous country. Love the language. Love the public transportation. Did you ever see any of the sherpatrappa when you visited there?

But, yea, north Wales would be my dream. It's been my experience with the Welsh that if you are proud of your Welsh bloodline and have a Welsh surname, the odds are they have family members with that same surname and figure you might be related. That's my experience, anyway, every time I've visited.

As for Canada, being from Michigan I do speak pretty fluent Canadian and think they are among the loveliest people on earth.

there and when coming to the USA the family spoke Finn at home.

I speak enough to be polite. (Good morning, afternoon, evening, Hello, Thank You,)

was very fluent in the language.Her older sisters were not allowed in Public school until they learned English.That't the only reason Toini learned English.

Even their cows are pretty. And I have no idea where they hide their garbage, but you never see it.

in most countries, are like. Switzerland is IMO the cleanest country I have seen. Generally folks really don't pay high attention to train routes from a cleanliness perspective.

I use them on my treadmill.

If one concentrates on the vanishing point of the tracts. Time and distance fly by on these old legs. In addition the motion seems to promote my walking gate.

take me to New Zealand.

US Dollar does well there, currently 60 DOP - 1 USD. Affordable for Americans. Beautiful weather, good food and wonderful people. I am planning to retire there asap.

Unfortunately I don't speak any foreign languages, and at my age (66) I would probably have difficulty learning one. I did take French in high school, but that was a few years ago. I once spent a week in Ireland and loved it. My husband would probably want to go to Scotland though. Maybe we would toss a coin over it.

Half of it is confidence, and the other half is the locals appreciating you trying to speak their language, and they'll help you.

I'm Irish and live in Ireland.

I may try that out! I'll add it to my list of things I want to do when I retire next year.

My brother took up Duolingo Italian 18 months ago and bought property in Sicily 6 months ago. The locals he has met have been great and very helpful. If you do intend to move somewhere, visit first, then go back and rent in a place you like. Only after that, if you like the place, would you consider buying.

We used to have a place in Spain until we sold it to buy a rental back here in Ireland. It was a wise decision as the rents here are high. I don't think we would ever buy abroad again as you can rent long term for reasonable prices in places like Spain and Italy. As an example, my other brother has retired and is currently in Spain for 3 months for around 2k at a 3 bed Airbnb.

If you have an open, flexible, curious mind you can easily learn anything new language. And I heartily second DuoLingo. It's very fun, sort of silly, and VERY effective.

I think I'll start with Spanish.

France. I lived there for 3 1/2 years as a kid. But they have their troubles, too.

I’m not going anywhere, but it’s fun to look at different regions and imagine what life is like there.

English speaking, close enough to US for medical care, beautiful tropical country, easy immigration.

If we were young, there are places that would pay us to move there -- as close as Canada, but also Italy, Spain...

-- Mal

Ireland is a semi-near second I think.

Buildings. But would love to live on a farm.

Finland is supposed to be nice, too, but too close to that madman Putin.

-- Mal

would not want to live there.

I'm fairly fluent. There are right-wing extremists there (Alternative für Deutschland party) but healthcare, concern for the environment, worker rights, are all much better than here.

I would want the land to look like my home. I live in the Pacific Northwest.

area.

and/or Finland. I admire the Nordic model.

Beautiful and run by grown ups.

Wouldn't mind working for their education ministry.

Half of my mother's family is still there and we're in contact. I hate to say this, but the branch I'm closest to are in the judiciary and have said they'd clear the way. On the down side, my French is quite rusty, I only speak a few words of Luxembourgish, but everyone speaks English.

The plus side is that it's the way you always expect Europe to be. The modern business area where there are EU offices is at some distance from the historic city center of the capital. And it's stable!

Or New Zealand

Italy, we were posted there for 2 years, and it’s an outstanding Country, especially when you get out of the big cities.

I go to Canada quite often and pretend I am in France. I can barely function with the language barrier as it is.

have dual citizenship

Yes, Scotland is in the UK, but I expect one day it won't be. Their sensibilities are a lot more like the Baltic countries.

I've lived in Canada, may very well move back there. As it stands, I live in Washington State now, and if Trump does come to power (shudder), I have a feeling that we would petition Canada to let us join them.

I was stationed, twice, in England and Germany and I loved both countries. England has a lot of history, it's easy to get around, and there isn't much of a language barrier. Germany is larger but their train system is great for travel. It's a lot more scenic than England and has better food (I'd say even better food than France). Language can be a problem but most Germans speak some English and they'll open up to you if you try to speak to them in their language.

Toronto area.

If they didn't have their own problem with a Fascist leader right now. I might look at Croatia, too.

My mother's family is Croatian, but it was my great-great grandparents. I don't know if I would qualify for citizenship. As for Italy, I really liked it when we were there, but it was too fucking hot. Same with Greece. I would love to live in Greece, but it was horrendously hot there when we were there in September. My husband and I both loved Australia, especially Brisbane.

I deployed to the capital, Zagreb, of Croatia in the first quarter of 1995 during the Balkans Crisis. The city is beautiful and easy to get around. Went white water rafting, twice, and visited some of the countryside. I'd love to go back and revisit Zagreb and the rest of the country.

Argentina. The most European country in Latin America. The most cultured and educated. The most passionate and engaging people. The best architecture. Buenos Aires is the ‘Paris of the West.’ The land of Tango, Milonga, and ice cream parlors. An afternoon paseo. The city with the world’s largest Italian population, and Bolivian, Hassidic, Arab and Korean minorities. Fútbol. Botánico. Recoleta and Palermo. Jacaranda in bloom. Parrilla. Fernet y Coca.

That said, the most crazy, disorganized, poorly run place on Earth. Yet just across the bay from Montevideo. Uruguay is the ‘Switzerland of South America. ‘ Peaceful, prosperous, tranquil, and it has fabulous beaches. Cheap, good quality medicine, even for Seniors. And one of only five countries on Earth where you only declare wages physically earned in country, and do not have to supply a copy of your US tax declaration. Again, important for seniors. But you do need to speak Spanish.

Pre-tfg U.S. or maybe post-tfg. Come on elections dump him in the trash heap of history.

I loved my trip to Scotland and Sweden. But I’m here to stay.

During Raegan's term my late wife and I took action to emigrate to Scotland. The British embassy helped us learn what would be required. I went back to school to become a nurse. They were short of nurses and nuclear physicists, and getting a needful job was necessary. We had already been on holiday in Scotland a dozen times and knew that Skye would be home to us. When she turned ill the plans were aborted. "Twas a real shame. the head nurse at a clinic a bit north of Portree had wanted me to apply as soon as could be. And that wife of mine was already a champion shortbread baker in the states.
Current wife won't leave the US while her mom is alive. If Felon were to take the White House, Scotland would be my planned escape.

It was the last feudal state anywhere in the world, with the Seignieur of Sark owning the island and everything on it, and deriving his income from it. Sark switched over to a market economy in 2008.

The tiny island, too small to even host a golf course, has a population of around 500, permits no cars on the island, only tractors and bicycles, and is a designated "dark sky" location, making star-gazing there some of the best in the world.

If I were wealthy enough, I'd love to purchase a small cottage there, move my books into it, and live out a quiet, comfortable retirement far from the chaos and frenetic pace of the world.

island of Snark!

☘️ ☘️ ☘️

were from there.

Love it.

Always had a thing for Ancient Greece.

After several hurricanes since I was last there I have seen most of the things I loved the best where I would want to live disappear but I am certain the people there are still fun and kind. Mainly it would be to spend the remaining years of my life scuba diving.

believe that he will win. It is simply a matter of where would you like to live if given the opportunity. what are the reasons--the food. the sites to see that we only see on TV or in books. I picked France. I speak English. some Yiddish, some Spanish, and Ukranian. Do I speak French. Not at all.However most of us have dreams--some will be fullfilled others won't. I can dream about the Art of France and Rome, The Architecture of Rome, Paris and Greece. and foods of Different lands. Actually , Japan has always been on my bucket list. as the number one spot to live. But France would be easier to get to. I understand as a person of Ukrainian background to pick the right place. I thank you for your concern. I can't post for everyone, But I can dream. But this post is not political simply=where would you like to live.

I saw it in Latest. I’ll delete.

Or Spain. On the Med.

Husband is from Boston but the water is so darn cold. Come back and post here more often.

a definitive location.

It was set during the Vietnam War. One character was about to be drafted and was advised to flee to Canada. He complained they speak French and was advised to learn French or die. It’s so hard, they don’t pronounce all the letters in their words! Aaarrrggghh!